"This book represents the intersection of nursing and culture change. Read it. Do it with, not for, your staff."—Sarah Burger, RNC, MPH, FAAN, Gerontological Nurse Consultant"This book should be required reading for all who work in care settings, and the text used for leadership and health care administration courses in colleges." —Joanne Rader, RN, MN, PMHNP, Nurse Specialist Consultant"David Farrell's journal is gripping, compelling, sensitive and realistic. His and his co-author's analy...

"Essential reading for all current and future leaders in long-term care. The authors are outstanding in this field, and provide valuable insight."—Nicholas G. Castle, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Health Policy & Management, University of Pittsburgh"A really good book for anyone who wants the 'secret sauce' that makes great nursing centers tick."—J. Mark Traylor, President & CEO, Traylor-Porter Healthcare"This insightfully wri...

Regardless of why you decided to go out on your own, building a sustainable business is about managing money. As an owner, you have to manage the financial aspects of your business by balancing costs with potential returns. Financial reports provide information not always visible on the surface. Much like x-rays reveal indications about physical health, financial statements tell you about your fiscal health. And just as a doctor learns to interpret x-rays, you too can learn to read and int...

The guest editors have assembled expert authors to discuss issues in gastroenterology unique to female patients. After reading the articles in this issue, readers should be able to determine whether gender influences diagnosis and treatment of functional disorders; evaluate problems in the pregnant patient; explain immune diseases of the GI and discuss unique genetic aspects of Lynch Syndrome and IBD.

The Diary of a Young Girl started two days before Anne Frank's thirteenth birthday. In 1942, the Nazis had occupied Holland, and her family left their home to go into hiding, as they were Jews. Anne Frank recorded daily events, her personal experiences and her feelings in her diary for the next two years. Cut off from the outside world, she and her family faced hunger, boredom, claustrophobia at living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and deat...

Have you been searching for that "Something" that's going to finally change your life. Book after book, cd program after cd program. The workshops, the webinars...The never-ending e-mails...The PROMISES!I've read all the books...I've listened to the CD's...I've been to the workshops and seminars...And you know what? I finally got this stuff to work for me. And it turned out to be pretty easy!I figured out why people struggle with these ideas and concepts, and decided...

This advanced guide is especially designed for individuals already familiar with Accounting I. This guide includes: advanced accounting functions, cost value and cost allocation, capital budgeting, management control systems and much more!

Accounting for retail operations and inventories is the focus of this essay-length study guide. Arranged in three sections, it explains and demonstrates a range of concepts including perpetual and periodic inventory systems, FIFO and LIFO inventory costing methods, and gross profit.Part of the Accounting Fundamentals Series.

Havard’s Nursing Guide to Drugs 8e is an essential resource for all nursing students and practitioners. The information presented in this user-friendly guide can be accessed either by therapeutic class or by system. Each section is introduced by a clear description, followed by the A–Z of drugs within the given therapeutic class. It includes the action, use and dosage of each drug as well as important nursing points and nursing cautions. This comprehensive guide includes both trade and gen...

A budget is a guide that tells you if you are headed in the right direction financially and is an important part of managing your personal finances. Budgets fail because people have unrealistic expectations, use a budget incorrectly, or don’t have a written plan. The purpose of this book is to overcome those problems and teach you how to use a realistic spending plan so your budget works effectively. Additionally, this book provides lots of money-saving tips and strategies that will save y...

22 Questions You Gotta Ask Yourself BEFORE You Become a Real Estate Agent is written specifically for individuals that are contemplating the decision of becoming a Real Estate Agent. It is an un-biased look at the daily life of this career. It shares true insight on what will be required of you should you choose to become an agent. It helps the reader to determine if this career choice is a good fit. Not everyone will succeed at being a Real Estate Agent. This eBook does not persuade or di...

Entrepreneurs Brief Guide - How to Prepare Your BudgetPlanning and preparing your budget helps you toset out the financial targets for your business. Budgeting will help you to prepare in advance for any cash flow problems and helps in comparing your expectations with the actual performance of the business.In 30 minutes, learn how to: (a) Prepare your sales and expenditure budget, (b) Prepare financial projections and (c) Review your budget